Robert Jeffrey was named executive director of the PGA Tour’s Booz
Allen Classic in Bethesda, Md. Jeffrey was tournament director for the 2005
PGA Championship.

Hockey
The Phoenix Coyotes named Bob Heethuis radio play-by-play announcer and
former NHL player Louie DeBrusk radio color analyst. Heethuis was studio
host for Coyotes radio broadcasts as well as pregame, intermission and postgame
shows.

The Springfield (Mass.) Falcons of the American Hockey League hired Steve
Pomerantz as an account executive.

The Atlanta Thrashers promoted Larry Simmons to vice president and assistant
general manager.

MSL Sports named Larry Blustein and Charles Fishbein scouting
reporters for mslsports.net and promoted Chuck Muncie to vice president
of new business development and Sara Ellison to vice president of operations.

Octagon hired Andrew Darrow as vice president of the company’s
music and entertainment division. Darrow was chief strategy officer for Meca
Communications.

Media
ABC Regional Sports Sales named Bill Kain, Luke Dunn and Steve Culkar
national marketing executives. Kain (New York region) was vice president of
corporate and community relations with the New York Islanders, Dunn (Dallas
region) was a national account manager at Learfield Sports and Culkar (Atlanta
region) was national sales manager at Sunshine Network/Fox Sports Net.

Comcast SportsNet named Allan Singer senior vice president of sports
business development and Michael Sheehey senior vice president of sports
content. Singer was senior vice president of programming investments at Comcast,
and Sheehey was vice president of sports content for Comcast.

Basil DeVito Jr. was named president of NTRA Productions. DeVito was
president of IX Television and Entertainment. He was the NTRA’s senior
vice president of television and sponsorship from 1998 to 1999.

Soccer

Loftin

The Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League named Brian Loftin
chief operating officer. Loftin was vice president of business development for
the Milwaukee Wave.

The Tiger Woods Foundation named Damian Areyan director of business
development. Areyan was manager, corporate partnerships for AEG/Staples Center.

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